Patrice Bergeron Hoping To Be Cleared To Play Vs. Lightning After Surgery To Fix Elbow Infection
Patrice Bergeron is hoping to return to game action for the Bruins on Thursday night, as they play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning at TD Garden.
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Patrice Bergeron is hoping to return to game action for the Bruins on Thursday night, as they play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning at TD Garden.
Brad Marchand's six-game suspension for punching and high-sticking Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry was the last thing the Bruins needed. Yet despite missing their best player, the Bruins did all right for themselves.
Patrice Bergeron has joined his teammates on the road.
Patrice Bergeron was not on the ice for the Bruins at Wednesday's practice, and he will not be playing against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
If it wasn't bad enough that the Bruins are likely going to be without Brad Marchand for a bit, they may also have to live life without Patrice Bergeron.
The Captain of the B's is heading to the NHL All-Star Game, but Brad Marchand is not.
Patrice Bergeron has a pair of gold medals from his two Olympic experiences with Team Canada. The 36-year-old Bruins captain was hoping for a third shot at gold come February, but that was taken away from him when the NHL decided it was backing out of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
After placing Brad Marchand and Craig Smith in COVID protocol, the Bruins have added another player to the list on Wednesday. And he's a pretty important one.
It's not even hyperbole to say that the Bruins are just as much a risk to score as the opposing power play when Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron are on the penalty kill. The Edmonton Oilers learned this lesson firsthand on Thursday night.
Patrice Bergeron had zero goals heading into Thursday night's showdown with the Red Wings at TD Garden. But by the end of the second period, the Bruins captain had already secured his seventh career hat trick.
Patrice Bergeron did not win the Selke Award last week, but he will be taking home another trophy for his efforts during the 2021 season.
In the voting for the Selke Trophy, 11 voters left Patrice Bergeron off their ballots entirely. That is madness.
When the opinions are being offered by the players themselves about their fellow players, it's a pretty good indication that the opinions are worth valuing.
Here's everything the Bruins said in their year-end press conferences over Zoom.
It's getting a lot harder for the Bruins to come to terms with their abrupt endings, because the team isn't sure how many more opportunities they'll get as a group.
As the playoffs wore on, Tuukka Rask wore down. And the Bruins' netminder may require surgery in the coming offseason.
Bruce Cassidy dipped his toes into the water of criticizing the officiating after Game 4. But after Game 5? He went with a cannonball off the high dive.
Barry Trotz is calling upon the "very-capable officiating crew" to prevent Patrice Bergeron from cheating on faceoffs.
Patrice Bergeron is a finalist for the Selke Trophy. Again. For the 10th straight year.
That was incredible. Let's revisit that Game 1 win in front of a full Boston crowd, shall we?
The Boston Bruins are moving on to the second round of the NHL Playoffs, sending an old friend home in the process.
There's no doubt that the entire organization holds the highest level of confidence and respect for their current captain in Patrice Bergeron.
The Boston Bruins are moving on.
"Obviously Bergie, in situations like that will grab me and kind of reel me back in, like he did," Marchand said of his captain and longtime linemate. "That's just part of it."
The Bruins achieved one on their first goals of the season on Monday night
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